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. 2005 Aug;11(8):1280-2.
doi: 10.3201/eid1108.041156.

Cost-benefit of stockpiling drugs for influenza pandemic

Ran D Balicer  1 , Michael Huerta, Nadav Davidovitch, Itamar Grotto
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Cost-benefit of stockpiling drugs for influenza pandemic

Ran D Balicer et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Aug.

Abstract

We analyzed strategies for the use of stockpiled antiviral drugs in the context of a future influenza pandemic and estimated cost-benefit ratios. Current stockpiling of oseltamivir appears to be cost-saving to the economy under several treatment strategies, including therapeutic treatment of patients and postexposure prophylactic treatment of patients' close contacts.

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